Una in lower hills recorded the maximum at 37.2 degrees, Bhuntar 31.8 and Sundernagar 33.2 degrees.

Dharamsala, where the mercury dipped following rain, recorded the maximum at 29.6 degrees. The temperature, however, remained static at at 23.2 degrees at Shimla.

Chandigarh and its adjoining areas were also under the impact of scorching heat with the mercury rising to 38.0 degrees.

The heat wave, sweeping parts of Maharashtra, continued unabated with Nagpur recording maximum temperature of 43.3 degrees, making the city the hottest place in the state.

In Tamil Nadu, Chennai recorded the highest temperature so far this summer with the mercury raising to 42.1 degrees.

Rain is likely to occur at a few places in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar and Haryana.

Day temperatures were markedly above normal in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya. The temperatures were appreciably above normal in some parts of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir and Tamil Nadu.

Rain or thundershowers have occurred at many places in Haryana, Andaman and Nicobar Island and at a few places in Assam, Meghalaya, Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, west Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, west Rajasthan.